Recipient of the Order of Industrial Service Merit, Bronze Tower (2021)
Author of 『 Overnight, We Became an Advanced Nation 』
Presentation Title & Summary
The Age of AI: Challenges and Responses
The AI age: discussing humanity's challenges and responses to pervasive AI technology.
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Slow and Fast - AI Facing the Humanities
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Regional Advisor for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO Bangkok Office
Unit Head for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO Harare Office
Programme Specialist for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO Rabat Office
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Slow and Fast - AI facing the Humanities
Acceleration, competition, and fear of missing out around AI today need to be triangulated with the slow pace of social, historical, and philosophical critics, and anthropological implications of the Anthropocene era. How can this approach help societies in concrete terms? What reforms should the Humanities consider to be able to respond to this historical need? This can international cooperation help?
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AI as a Moral Agent from the Relational Viewpoint of Coexistence and Collaboration
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Professor of Philosophy, Alvernia University
Internation Advisory Committee, AI Society Institute, Academy of Korean Studies
Vice President of NAKPA (North American Korean Philosophy Association)
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AI as a Moral Agent from the Relational Viewpoint of Coexistence and Collaboration
The current study aims to stimulate innovative thinking to explore and investigate the moral abilities of an autonomous and responsible system of AI that interacts with human beings in its collaborative relationship from the broad philosophical viewpoint of human AI interaction and coexistence.
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Coexistence Between Negative and Positive Factors
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Dean of Philosophy House, Fujairah, UAE
Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Damascus
Academic Director, Orient Research Center
Presentation Title & Summary
Coexistence Between Negative and Positive Factors
The concept of coexistence denotes a shared framework for living among peoples and nations. It highlights the essential forms of communication and interaction that provide the foundations for peaceful cohabitation, enabling societies to thrive without descending into destructive conflict.
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Conflict and Coexistence in the Mid0dle East: For a Culture of Peace
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Hanyang University
Endowed Chair Professor, SungKongHoe University
Distinguished Professor, Keimyung University
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Conflict and Coexistence in the Mid0dle East: For a Culture of Peace
The Middle East has been etched as a land of conflict and war in the 21st century. However, throughout its long history, the Middle East has been the birthplace of human civilization and the three major monotheistic religions, a region where diverse religions and ethnicities coexist within a limited ecosystem. This spirit of coexistence and mutual prosperity has led to the achievement of humanity's highest level of science and civilization, and the value of cooperation still shines today. We hope to explore the wisdom of reviving this tradition of coexistence, torn apart by political conflict and territorial disputes.
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War and “Co-prosperity”: Reflections on the Japanese Wartime Discourse of Asia and Korea, 1940-45
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Professor, Department of History, Stanford University
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War and “Co-prosperity”: Reflections on the Japanese Wartime Discourse of Asia and Korea, 1940-45
This presentation revisits Japan’s wartime discourse on Asia and Korea between 1940 and 1945, when the idea of “Asian co-prosperity” was redefined amid Japan’s declining military fortunes. By examining the visions of key Japanese leaders—Shigemitsu Mamoru, Koiso Kuniaki, and Ugaki Kazushige—it explores how their conceptions of Asia and Korea evolved as Japan sought to reshape regional order and confront the realities of impending defeat.
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Taming Value Rivalries: Peaceful Coexistence through Relational Non-domination
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Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Department of Philosophy
Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University
General Editor, Routledge Series of Political Theories in East Asian Context
Co-Editor, Journal of Social and Political Philosophy
Presentation Title & Summary
Taming Value Rivalries: Peaceful Coexistence through Relational Non-domination
This paper advances “relational non-domination” to guide value conflicts in the New Cold War toward peaceful coexistence.